Chestnut Sedge vs Ili Pika

Carex castanea compared with Ochotona iliensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sedge is Not Evaluated while Ili Pika is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sedge	Ili Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cyperaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Carex	Ochotona
Species	Carex castanea	Ochotona iliensis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Ili Pika

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sedge	Ili Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ili Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Sedge

The Chestnut Sedge (Carex castanea) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.